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224 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780935312386
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Feminist Press
Publication date: 01 January 1993
Description
This autobiographical first novel of working-class life by Moa Martinson, the "Agnes Smedley of Sweden," follows two young women, both victims of sexual abuse, as they become friends and determine to gain for themselves and their children the righ...
Community Reviews Summary of 209 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
challenging 32%
dark 32%
sad 32%
informative 21%
inspiring 14%
tense 14%
hopeful 10%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 9% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 23% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child deathModerate
Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, MisogynyMinor
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia
224 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780935312386
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Feminist Press
Publication date: 01 January 1993
Description
This autobiographical first novel of working-class life by Moa Martinson, the "Agnes Smedley of Sweden," follows two young women, both victims of sexual abuse, as they become friends and determine to gain for themselves and their children the righ...
Community Reviews Summary of 209 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
challenging 32%
dark 32%
sad 32%
informative 21%
inspiring 14%
tense 14%
hopeful 10%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 9% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 23% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child deathModerate
Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, MisogynyMinor
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia